1. CSE 534: Advanced Computer Networks
Sandeep Gupta
Dept. CSE, BY 522
5-3806,
Office Hours: Tu, Th 2-3:30

2. CSE534- Advanced Computer Networks
Introduction to CSE 534
Focus: This semester we will concentrate on networking issues related to wireless sensor networks:
Fundamentals and Novel aspects
Energy-efficiency, topological
Implementation issues (Hands-on Experience)
Embedded system programming
Performability and Dependability
Reliability (Fault-Tolerance) and security

3. CSE534- Advanced Computer Networks
Pre-requisite
Undergraduate-level course in OS and Networking
Experience with C or JAVA programming in LINUX/UNIX or Windows environment
Willingness to Learn New Things
Desire to be Creative

4. CSE534- Advanced Computer Networks
Grading
Letter Grades using +/- system will be assigned.
Points distribution:
30%: Home works + prog. assignment
20%: Midterm (Tentative Date: Oct 14th)
50%: Term Project
No Finals
No Late Submission without prior permission from the instructor

5. CSE534- Advanced Computer Networks
Term Project
One or Two Students per team
Oct. 12th: Sample project topics and description provided
Oct 14th: Form Team, Select a Topic and Submit a Statement of Work (5%)
Nov 9th: Midterm Project Status Report (15%)
Nov 30th – Final Report Due (20%)
Last Week of Nov and 1st Week of Dec.: Project Presentation (10%)

6. Programming Assignment Schedule
CSE534- Advanced Computer Networks
Programming Assignment Schedule
Assignment 1 (5%) (topic: communication between sensors)
Assigned: 31st Aug.
Due: 14th Sep.
Assignment 2: (10%) (topic: querying and data collection)
Assigned: 14th Sep.
Due: 28th Sep.
Assignment 3: (5%) (topic: data storage)
Assigned 28th Sep.
Due 12th Oct.

7. CSE534- Advanced Computer Networks
Home Work Schedule
Home Work 1: (5%)
Assigned: Sep 7th
Due: 21st Sep.
Home Work 2: (5%)
Assigned: Sep 30th
Due: 12th Oct.

8. CSE534- Advanced Computer Networks
Topics
Issues and Applications (2 Lect.)
Routing (2 Lect.)
Energy-Efficiency (1 Lect.)
Recource Allocation (1 Lect.)
Time Synchronization (2 Lect.)
Localization (2 Lect.)
Data Aggregation and Dissemination (4 Lect)
Data Storage and Querying (2 Lect.)
MAC Layer (2 Lect.)
Security (2 Lect.)
Self Organization, Clustering (4 Lect.)

9. CSE534- Advanced Computer Networks
Resources
Class Web Page:
Reference Books:
Wireless Sensor Networks, C.S. Raghavendra, K. M. Sivalingam, and T. Znati, Kluwer Academic Press, ISBN
Wireless Sensor Network Design, Anna Hac, John Wiley, ISBN
Fundamental of Mobile and Pervasive Computing F. Adelstein, S. Gupta, G. Richard, and L. Schwiebert, McGrawHill

10. CSE534- Advanced Computer Networks
Resources (Cont.)
Technical Papers from
Conferences e.g. Sensys, Mobicom, Mobisys
Journal e.g. ACM Transactions on Embedded Systems, ACM Transactions on Sensors, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
Technical Papers are available online via ACM Digital Library or IEEE Portal ieeexplore.ieee.org

11. CSE534- Advanced Computer Networks
Resources (Cont.)
iMPACT Lab (
Wireless Sensor Nodes
Several MICA Motes from Crossbow
Couple of iMotes from Intel
Measurement Instruments
Digital multimeter
Ayushman – A Testbed for Developing Dependable and Secure Communication Protocols for Sensor Networks (

12. CSE534- Advanced Computer Networks
Conclusions
Feel free to ask questions
Contact me with any problems/concerns you might have. is preferable.
Get started on learning TinyOS and Motes programming
Enjoy the class!